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by cgoecknerwald 2640 days ago
The article does not mention that WikiLeaks claims the expulsion is punishment for revealing corruption within high levels of the Ecuadorian government. [1]

> "WikiLeaks cited the unidentified person as saying the planned expulsion is a response to the organization’s recent tweet linking to a website that alleged money laundering and corruption during Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno’s time as United Nations special envoy for the disabled in Geneva." [2]

[1] https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/1113923253150670848

[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-05/ecuador-t...